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Survey: Teens worry about in-person classes but online learning falls short 07/30/2020 01:56pm • A recent survey found that many teenagers are feeling a significant amount of concern about the prospect of returning to in-person instruction in the school year ahead. At the same time, many said their online classes last spring did not offer the same quality of education they received while still No new restrictions in Prince George's County despite COVID-19 uptick 07/30/2020 01:34pm • The coronavirus numbers are taking a bit of a turn for the worse in Prince George’s County, Maryland, but the county executive and health officer aren’t ready to reinstitute widespread restrictions yet. Instead, they’re reminding residents of the importance of sticking to the rules that are al American U. plans virtual fall semester; students to get 10% tuition discount 07/30/2020 12:37pm • American University in D.C. will go entirely virtual for the fall semester with no students living on campus, the university announced Thursday, citing rising cases of the coronavirus nationwide and a new requirement for travelers to the District to self-quarantine. The announcement was made on t DC Public Schools will have all-virtual start 07/30/2020 12:35pm • D.C. Public Schools will have an all-virtual start to the school year, officials said during an update Thursday. "Our top priority and planning for this school year is, of course, the health and well-being of our students, staff, families and community," Deputy Mayor of Education Paul Kihn said. Providing insight on the first and second waves of coronavirus 07/30/2020 12:31pm • This content is sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medicine. In many parts of the world, cases of COVID-19 are declining, while other areas are seeing spikes. But the pandemic is still evolving. Doctors, public health experts and researchers are trying to answer tough questions: When will this first w Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies following COVID-19 battle 07/30/2020 10:54am • Former one-time Republican candidate for president and former pizza restaurant CEO Herman Cain has died following a battle with the coronavirus, according to a statement on his website. He was 74. "We're heartbroken, and the world is poorer: Herman Cain has gone to be with the Lord," the state Black women in DC lose $2M over career in wage gap 07/30/2020 10:17am • Black women in the D.C. earn just 51 cents for every dollar a white man makes, according to a new analysis from the National Women's Law Center. As a result of that wage gap, a Black woman will lose $1.98 million over the course of a 40-year career. She would have to work until she was 98 to e DC metro unemployment rate falls to 8.4% 07/30/2020 08:28am • The Washington metro area’s unemployment rate continued to ease back down in June as some coronavirus restrictions have been loosened, although this region and just about every other metropolitan area still have unemployment rates significantly higher than a year ago. The Bureau of Labor Statis Officials delay reopening Delaware library amid virus 07/30/2020 08:18am • DOVER, Del. — Officials have pushed back plans to reopen the Dover Public Library due to safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Delaware State News reports the library had been scheduled to reopen next week, but those plans are now stalled until September. Dover City Manager Donn Leesburg to close block in historic downtown, create weekend outdoor dining areas 07/30/2020 07:59am • Starting July 31, South King Street, between Loudoun and East Market Streets in Leesburg will be closed to traffic, and local restaurants will create temporary weekend outdoor dining areas. This will expand seating capacity for restaurants affected by COVID-19 restrictions. (Neal Augenstein/WTOP) OC BikeFest and Delmarva Bike Week postponed due to pandemic 07/30/2020 06:39am • The milestone anniversaries for OC BikeFest and Delmarva Bike Week on Maryland's Eastern Shore have been postponed due to concerns stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers for OC BikeFest and Delmarva Bike Week announced the "incredibly difficult" decision to move the events' 10th and Prince George’s County releases more details about distance learning plan 07/30/2020 05:41am • Students in Prince George’s County’s Public Schools will be back in virtual classrooms in just about a month, and school leaders are vowing distance learning in the Maryland school system will be more rigorous and demanding than last spring. The county’s plan for this school year checks in 'They don't care' — Rodents, crowding, maintenance problems in a Montgomery County school 07/30/2020 04:01am • South Lake Elementary School, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (WTOP/Ken Duffy) One of the elementary schools with one of the highest minority populations in Maryland's Montgomery County has been plagued with overcrowding, collapsing ceilings, overheating and other problems for years, say parents, act Child care facilities could fill needs for parents amid virtual classes 07/30/2020 03:45am • With an increasing number of D.C.-area school systems starting the year virtually, early learning schools and child care facilities could step up and fill a big need for parents. Places that normally offer daylong care for younger kids, and before- and after-school care for older kids, could beco Maryland mask use order expanded; travel to high-risk states discouraged 07/30/2020 02:36am • Maryland will be implementing a stricter face mask requirement and issuing a travel advisory for states that are seeing surges in cases of the novel coronavirus, Gov. Larry Hogan said in an update Wednesday. At 5 p.m. Friday, face masks will be required inside public buildings and at outdoor even